The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-09-30
FROM sM!!HwcK.
s%mithwick, Sept, 24th 1857.

Smithwick, Sept. oath 1850.
THe SrAH:--
Isuppcse very few people of the Hot
Springs are aware that obey lave such
q fast growing and thriving town IN
their county as Smithwick. but such is
the fact, and il the citizens of that en-
terpr:sing town will get out of their
comfortable BATH tabs aud listen a few
minutes, l will tel! them where
we are situated and what we are doing.
AT this time of the year we ship fat
cattle to the eastern markets, and in
that business we take the lead of any
town in Dakota: last year we shipped
over $4,000 head Of stock. and expect
to exceed that amount this year. We
have as good farming lana around
smithwick as can lie found in the Ter
rltory and good pure soft water aud
plenty Of it, and ! expect to see in Il
few years Fall River County take her
place as one of the leading agricultu-
raj counties. Of the will be State Of
Dakota. We are situated 10 miles
north of Oelrichs, on the line of the
Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
Railroad. and about 8 miles from the
great and wonderful sandstone quar-
ries of Fall River county. of which /
will say a word, for in the near future
they will be Il source of great wealth
to the county. The vast mountains OF
stone are only a few miles from the
famous Hot Springs. but as yet arc not
accessible from that side Of the range
of hills wherein they are found. The
quarries are only about 6 miles from
the main line of the railroad from which
a side track can be constructed Very
cheaply into the canyon. for there will
be very little grading to be done. Fail
River county is the only place in the
world where variegated sand store has
ever been discovered up to the present
time, except two quarries that are i'll
Custer county near the line. But in
the Odell mining district it is found
in such vast quantities that there
will be enough to supply the whole
western country for wears to come with
the very best building material ever
put on the market. Ii is found in all
colors, PLAN, red. white. brown. blue.
yellow, pink, and all of their different
shades, also yarigated rock of all COL
ors and all colors combined in one
stone; for beauty the varigated and
clouded rock cannot be surpassed as it
dresses up so smooth and has such Il
fine finish that it could not be told from
the finest marble in a building ac. oss
the street; and another consideration.
is the cheapness with which this rock
can be quarried. dressed and put on the
markets of the east. There have been
two or three companies organized and
n of them has secured a water power
on the site where they propose build
ing a mill for cutting and dressing the
stone ready for the wall. thereby
making a great saving in freight, and
as 10 as they can make satisfactory
arrangements with the railroad com.
pany for building a track to the quarry
and get the necessary machinery 10,
their mill and for q~nalrying the
stone they will be i'll shape to give en-
ployment to a large number of mer
the year round. They are receiving
orders for stone every week from
Fremont. Lincoln. Omaha and Other
cities and towns in Nebraska. in fac
the fine quality and beauty of the veri
gated rock will create o great demand